TOTAL INFORMATION ANALYSIS

Monday, January 19, 2004

From Electronic Privacy Information Center:

Documents obtained by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) reveal that Northwest Airlines, in clear violation of its stated privacy policy, provided the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with personal data about millions of its passengers. The federal agency retained the information for almost two years, and returned it to the airline only after the public outcry that followed the revelation that JetBlue Airways had made similar disclosures of passenger data.
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The massive disclosure, which likely involved information about more than 10 million Northwest passengers, clearly violated the privacy policy posted on the airline's website. . . .

While it is unclear how NASA may have used the passenger information, the data formed the basis of NASA research contained in a published study. The agency continues to withhold an unspecified number of documents detailing its receipt and use of the personal data.

This week, EPIC will file suit against NASA to seek release of the withheld material.

| Posted at 14:49 | PERMA-LINK |

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